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Ken Smith Academy Leadership

Ken Smith is a distinguished graduate from the United States Military Academy class of 1996, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He left the Army as a Major after 12 years as an Infantry officer, including two combat tours. Ken earned the Bronze Star Medal during his service in Iraq and is a Ranger School graduate. He holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.

Ken lives his passion transforming good managers into inspirational leaders. He merges theoretical knowledge with real-world experiences to deliver a unique leadership development experience. He is especially skilled at developing introverts and technical individuals after spending 9 years leading engineering teams in the oil and gas industry.

Academy Leadership, a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute, is a veteran-owned leadership development team that works with the heads of organizations who experience frustration with aspects of their leadership team’s performance. This could be communication challenges, low motivation, or lack of accountability or difficulty resolving a conflict. We develop leaders who deliver results.

Topic Description:

Project teams want their leaders to act according to a clear set of principles and to be consistent in their actions. Consistency and predictability create two important elements that are the foundation of any successful relationship between the leader and the team: Trust and Credibility. Successful project managers (leaders) take the time to write their Leadership Philosophy and communicate it by living it passionately every day. After completing this session, you will:? Discover how a Personal Leadership Philosophy will build trust and credibility as a project manager? Compose your own definition of leadership? Summarize your core values and prioritize your expectations? Identify the formula for composing your Personal Leadership Philosophy? Develop the confidence to present your Personal Leadership Philosophy to your team and live it every day